I have been working with Jon now for 5 weeks. Three of those weeks I have worked with Jon on my…read moreown, and two of those weeks my girlfriend joined as well. I cannot recommend working with Jon enough and would like to emphasize three areas that have impressed me the most!
First, Jon's more than ten years of experience show in every aspect of our work together. In creating a workout program for me and my girlfriend, Jon carefully listened to our goals and designed a program that would push us towards them. For example, I wanted to increase my upper body strength, get more definition in my arms, and increase my hip mobility. While I was expecting to do bunches of bicep curls, Jon has helped me understand the importance of working your entire body, particularly your lower body, and how doing so can help you build muscle all over. As a result, my workouts these days are varied, so I don't get bored or injured, but always helping push me towards my goals. He even does it without me noticing sometimes--like workouts I didn't know would help with hip flexibility but that have made a tremendous difference in my everyday life.
Jon's experience also shows in the way he treats you. I am never "scared" to go workout with Jon. I know he will challenge me and make me lift heavier weights than the week before, and I know that I will leave sweating and exhausted. But, I also know that he is monitoring my progress and that he never wants to push me to a point where it's dangerous or where I am not comfortable. He's great at making adjustments where necessary, for example, sometimes he will give me a little bit longer of a break if I am particularly dying after an exercise.
Second, Jon is focused on long term change and development. If you want results (e.g. significant weight loss), Jon can get you there, I'm sure, but I think his strength is that he takes a longer term approach. He doesn't want me to just get stronger and then be done with it. He wants me to understand why we are doing the exercises we are doing and why I should be eating the foods I am. He envisions our work together as creating long term change, which is what I want.
Third, is that I actually do feel the difference our workouts and his nutritional guidance is making. I feel stronger and more confident. My shoulders, arms, and chest have grown. And, for the first time in a long time, I feel like I am progressing in my workouts. I used to continue to lift a certain weight longer than I should--mostly because I could do the reps I needed to do at that weight. But Jon picks what weights I do each week, which means I have no choice but to move up. Shockingly, I've kept pace with the increasing weights and am lifting more than I thought I could! It's an amazing boost to your week when you're hitting your goals and when you have someone pushing you and achieving them with you.
Jon is excellent at both one-on-one training and at couples training. He is flexible with scheduling and attentive to COVID procedures. If you're looking to make a change, definitely check him out!
